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16 dead in huge fire at Moscow warehouse – Emergencies Ministry | 16 dead in huge fire at Moscow warehouse – Emergencies Ministry |
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Sixteen people have been confirmed dead since a fire engulfed a warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said. | Sixteen people have been confirmed dead since a fire engulfed a warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said. |
“As the fire was being extinguished, the staff found a room cut off by the fire,” the press service of the Emergencies Ministry for the Moscow region told TASS. | |
“Fire-fighters broke through the wall and found 16 bodies there,” it said. | |
Moscow authorities and law enforcement officials will look into the cause of the blaze, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin promised in a post on Twitter. | |
“А fire occurred on Altyevskoye highway. Unfortunately, there are a lot of victims. We’ll be investigating with the law enforcement bodies.” | |
The Emergencies Ministry has reported that twelve people were rescued from the fire. | |
“Preliminary data suggests that all of the victims were migrant workers who worked and lived at the warehouse,” a law enforcement source told TASS. |